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Types of Point of View

This document discusses five types of point of view in writing: objective, third person, first person, omniscient, and limited omniscient. The objective point of view tells only what happens without revealing characters' thoughts, while third person and first person reveal characters' feelings and allow the narrator to participate in the story to varying degrees. Omniscient point of view means the narrator knows everything about all characters, while limited omniscient is restricted to one character's perspective. Readers should consider how point of view influences their response to characters and determination of truth.

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Types of Point of View

This document discusses five types of point of view in writing: objective, third person, first person, omniscient, and limited omniscient. The objective point of view tells only what happens without revealing characters' thoughts, while third person and first person reveal characters' feelings and allow the narrator to participate in the story to varying degrees. Omniscient point of view means the narrator knows everything about all characters, while limited omniscient is restricted to one character's perspective. Readers should consider how point of view influences their response to characters and determination of truth.

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Types of Point of View

Objective Point of View


With the objective point of view, the writer tells what happens without stating
more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue. The narrator
never discloses anything about what the characters think or feel, remaining a
detached observer.

Third Person Point of View


Here the narrator does not participate in the action of the story as one of the
characters, but lets us know exactly how the characters feel. We learn about
the characters through this outside voice.

First Person Point of View


In the first person point of view, the narrator does participate in the action of
the story. When reading stories in the first person, we need to realize that
what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth. We should
question the trustworthiness of the accounting.

Omniscient and Limited Omniscient Points of View


A narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all knowing, or
omniscient.

A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one character, either major or minor,


has a limited omniscient point of view.

As you read a piece of fiction think about these things:

How does the point of view affect your responses to the characters? How is
your response influenced by how much the narrator knows and how objective
he or she is? First person narrators are not always trustworthy. It is up to you
to determine what is the truth and what is not.

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